Stocks ended with the spoils evenly split between stocks rising, declining and ending unchanged at the close of the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Tuesday, following the trading of 21 securities up from 16 on Monday, with prices of seven stocks rising, seven declining and seven ended firm following a 62 percent fall in the volume of stocks traded with the value surging 242 percent over that on Monday.
The market closed with trading of 104,402 shares valued at $2,827,691 compared to 277,593 stock units at $825,974 on Monday. An average of 4,972 shares were traded at $134,652 compared with 17,350 stock units at $51,623 on Monday, with trading month to date averaging 17,930 shares at $103,386 compared with 26,176 units at $83,492 on the previous day and an average for October of at 39,057 shares at $305,306.
The Composite Index popped 4.72 points to wrap up trading at 1,043.30, the All T&T Index rose 9.02 points to end at 1,571.78, the SME Index remained at 88.01 and the Cross-Listed Index gained 0.02 points to 66.88.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows six stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
At the close of the market, Agostini’s remained at $62.45 with investors trading 226 stocks, Angostura Holdings ended at $16 with 38 units crossing the market, Ansa Merchant Bank declined 19 cents to end at $41 in an exchange of 12 shares. Calypso Macro Investment Fund lost 40 cents in closing at $23.60 with 857 stock units changing hands, First Citizens Group remained at $40.45 after 1,036 shares crossed the exchange, FirstCaribbean International Bank ended at $7.05 with investors trading 3,751 stocks. GraceKennedy dipped 1 cent to $3.59 with 1,270 stock units clearing the market, Guardian Holdings popped 99 cents in closing at $14.50 after 200 stock units changed hands, Guardian Media increased 8 cents to finish at $1.48 with 2 shares crossing the market. JMMB Group sank 3 cents and ended at $1.02 after an exchange of 800 units, L.J. Williams B share ended at $1.08 after the trading of 1,805 stocks, Massy Holdings skidded 4 cents to end at $3.65 as investors exchanged 6,696 stock units. National Flour Mills remained at $1.70 with a transfer of 25,750 shares, One Caribbean Media climbed 9 cents to $3 with investors swapping 570 stock units, Prestige Holdings rose 25 cents to end at a 52 weeks’ high of $10.75 in switching ownership of 9 stocks.
Republic Financial advanced $1 to close at $113 with traders dealing in 21,718 units, Scotiabank gained $1.50 to finish at $58.50 in an exchange of 130 stocks, Trinidad & Tobago NGL fell 10 cents to a 52 weeks’ low of $4.50 with investors trading 24,316 shares. Trinidad Cement dropped 6 cents to $2.73 after an exchange of 20 units, Unilever Caribbean rallied 49 cents to end at $11.49 with investors dealing in 413 stock units and West Indian Tobacco remained at $6 after a transfer of 14,783 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with trading of 926,597 shares up from $5,261,776 compared to 335,330 stock units at $1,958,847 on Wednesday.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows six stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and four with lower offers.

National Flour Mills

